David Coleman
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2000
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Thanks in advance!
My local Best Buy had like ten copies of Fragile--I've never seen so many of just one dvd-audio title.I have noticed my Best Buy has begun to stock similar quantities of new releases from Warner. This could be a sign that DVD-A sales are increasing in their store, but who knows.
I am still waiting for my copy of Fragile to arrive from Circuit City, hopefully it gets here tomorrow.
J
It literally sounds like it was made just this year.I'll second that statement. And this is just the DTS track! Little to no background noise; I can hear the "plucks" on guitar strings; voices have a very real & in-the-room quality; imaging is very good (front and to the sides). Sometimes with Jon's voice there was a slight graininess present, but everything else was smooth and again, it just sounded very real. All this from 30(!) year old tapes.
Ths surround mix is the immersive type--but is on the conservative side (Linkin Park's is much more agrressive). Nothing jumps out at you. If panning is used, it is nice and slow. Except: with "Cans and Brahms" they really let loose and things are happening all around you! And, this is one of the few times the LFE channel really "does" anything--95% of the time there is little low bass occurring.
The disc starts immediately when the player finishes reading it.
Menus are animated with classy graphics--you finally get to see that uh.....fish boat(?) creation fly!.
The timeline thing is actually interesting to read and see--usually these types of extras I find boring. And it very complete--you need at least 10 minutes to really check it out fully.
The disc also has a stereo Dolby Digital track--it sounded pretty good.
All in all, this was $18 that was very well worth it. A really quality product. The people that worked on this disc helped this already-great music become more alive & moving than I have ever heard it.
LJ
It literally sounds like it was made just this year.Yeah, except it features extremely talented musicians performing creative and original musical works on real instruments... That's one way you tell it wasn't made just this year...
I'm really enjoying the album...
They mixed the drum kit and the bass in the front center channel for most of the album (again)... But then, I suppose nothing's perfect.
Cheers, JD
I haven't gotten this yet, but I was hoping that they would do a very aggressive mix for We Have Heaven, with each voice in one speaker. It looks like that isn't so from these posts, but that may be too weird for most.Actually Mike, the Multi-channel mix on We Have Heaven is the most aggressive 5.1 mix on the disc. Individual voices do indeed come from each speaker. It is a very creative and effective mix. When I typed my first thoughts I had yet to listen to this track. Go get the disc, you will not be disappointed.
J
I think it's a perfect release. It's got Dolby Digital and DTS for the DVD crowd. Not too shabby!How's the bass?
I was a bass player in my youth and once owned a Ric 4003 specifically because Chris Squire (and Geddy Lee, for that matter) played one, and I just could not believe what it sounded like.
Probably going to buy this after work anyway, but just curious. I know that the Hotel California DVD-A disc (the title track in particular) has very strong bass (thats a good thing!).
BL